Mikhayn Meaning: Formal "You want" in Persian (Farsi)

Mikhayn in a sentence

Real lines from the course, said by the people you meet in it.

1. Ab mikhayn?

   Do you want water? (formal)

   Module 8, lesson 3

2. Ghand mikhayn?

   Do you want sugar?

   Module 8, lesson 5

3. Chi mikhayn?

   What do you want? (formal)

   Module 8, lesson 6

4. Chai ba ghand mikhayn?

   Would you like tea with sugar?

   Module 9, lesson 4

5. Shirin, your older neighbor

   Chai mikhayn? Chanta?

   Tea, everyone? How many?

   Module 12, lesson 2

What Mikhayn is made of

• mi-does
• +khawant
• +-ynyou all

Mikhayn is three pieces: mi- (does), kha (want) and -yn (you all).

-id is the fuller form (bebakhshid); everyday speech says -in. After a vowel -in turns into -yn: mikha-yn, bia-yn, kei mia-yn.

The ending mi- is taught in Module 2, lesson 5: Where do you live?

The ending -in is taught in Module 6, lesson 1: Excuse me?

When to say Mikhayn

Offer an elder or anyone older: Ab mikhayn? A friend your age gets mikhay.

The usual mix-up with Mikhayn

Friend form and respectful form swapped

For a friend: Mikhay. For an elder: Mikhayn. The polite line changes mikhay to mikhayn.

More about Mikhayn

Mikhayn means you want, the polite form for an elder or anyone older. It is mi- (does it), kha (want) and yn, the respectful you, the same -in as Chetor-in; after a vowel it is written -yn. A friend your age gets Mikhay. Offer with it: Ab mikhayn? (do you want water?), Ghand mikhayn? and Chi mikhayn? (what do you want?). It is taught in Module 8, lesson 3, in the lesson called The polite way. The first part never changes, so once you know Mikham and Mikhay, only the last letters need to be learned.

Questions people ask about Mikhayn